Cross-tie for cable railways



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GROSS TIB FOR CABLE RAILWAYS. t No. 356,595. Patented Jan. 25, 1887.

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Erico PATENT HENRY MARTIN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CROSS-TIE FOR CABLE RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,595, dated January25, 1887.

Application led October 18, 1886. Serial No. $216,477. (No model.)

To all 2012107.12/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY MAnfrrN, a resident of the city of Cincinnati,in Hamilton county and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cross Ties or Tie-Bars for Cable Railways, oi'which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cross-tie or tie'barfor`cable railways which shall be light, cheap of construction, and atthe same time combine simplicity, strength, and neatness; also, toprovide a brace or supporting-plate which shall, in connection with thecrosstie or tie-bar, support the slot-rail, and at the same timestrengthen the connection between the crosstie or tiebar and slotrail,where strength is most needed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel represents the crosstie or tic-barand supporting or braceplate inposition, the web ofthe cross-tie or ticbar beingin section, likewisethe yoke, slot, and trani rails. Fig. 2 represents a top view showingthe cross-tie or tie-bar and braceplate in position, the slot and tramrails also being shown. Fig. 3 represents the cross-tie or tie-bar andbraceplate, the web of the cross-tie being shown in section. Fig. 4represents a top View of the cross-tie and braceplate and the mode ofconnecting them. Fig.

5 represents a view of the cross-tie and braceplate as they appear whenbolted together, and looking from the tramrail toward. the slotrail.Fig. 6 is a side View of the bracepla-te. p

A represents the cross-tie or tie-bar, made of channel-iron. Thistie-bar extends from the slot-rail to the trani-rail ou each side of thecableroadway.

B represents the yoke. The channel-iron tie-bar A rests on the top ofthis yoke B, and isrigidly held in position by the bolt-connections ac'. The slots b in the yoke Bare preferably of the same length as thebolts a, to allow the bolts to be slipped up through an opening betweenthese slots and the top of the yoke, and through the web b of thechanneliron tie-bar A, and when thus slipped into position the nuts aiare screwed into position on the ends of the bolts a. The bolts a passthrough the short arms c3 at the top of the yoke through the web of thetie-bar A, and are held in position by nuts ci.

The tie-bar A, in connection with the strut d, forms a bracket. Betweenthe iianges e e of the tie-bar .A (where it is connected to the strut d)is placed the block or shoe f, through which pass the hook-bolts di,which hold the block and train-rail in position. At the point where thetie-bar A reaches the mouth of the yoke B it is bent upward at anydesired angle to form a means of attachment for the slotrail. To thisupward projection D of the tiebar A is securely fastened the slot-railD', preferably by bolt-connection ci.

E represents the brace or supporting plate, preferably somewhattriangular in form. One of these plates Eis bolted by bolt-connectionse5 to the outside of each of the ilanges e of the channel tie-barA. Vhendesired, they may be placed on the inside of the iianges. Thisconnection formed between the channel tiebar A, brace-plate E, andslot-rail D is simple, cheap, and strong, forming a barrier against allstrains.

All the nuts used on the connecting-bolts between the tiebar A,braceplate E, and slotrail D are protected, inasmuch as they lie in theweb ot' the channel tie-bar A and Within its walls or flanges e.

' The form of the tie-bar A may be varied, and the brace-plate E may beof any other suitable form than the form herein shown.

W'hat I claim as new and ot' my invention, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

l. In cable railways, a channetiron crosstie or tie-bar having anupwardprojection, such as D, substantially as set forth.

2. In cable railways, a channel-iron crossA tie or tie-bar having the-projection D, in combination with a brace-plate, as E, substantially asset forth..

3. In cable railways, the combination of a channeliron tie-bar, A,having projection D, plate E, and slot-rail D', substantially as setforth.

4. In cable railways, the combination of the tie-bar A, brace-plate E,slot-rail D', and bolts, as ce, a', e2, and e, substantially as setforth.

HENRY llIARTIN.

IVitnesses:

WM. F. IRWIN, JosEPH W. WEBER.

